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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The pink granite chateau that the Cointreau family built in the Loire Valley is for sale at £3.5 million ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The great country seats of the Guinness family have an equivalent over the Channel, where the chateau built by the Cointreau family is on the market. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FrGGXFQeLYHJESZAupYXen-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cointreau family chateau is built from pink granite. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cointreau chateau ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A grand country house and 329-acre estate for sale at £1.89 million — and it's on the market for the first time in a quarter of a millennium ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arabella Youens takes a look at the beautiful Monreith House and Estate on the south-west coast of Scotland. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Scotland properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arabella Youens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CtkgLB9CZLNQUcqLd2sGFn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 15-bedroom Monreith House comes with 329 beautiful acres of Scotland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A sprawling castle set amid ancient woodland has come to the market for the first time in 150 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gyrn Castle, set amidst woodland on the outskirts of an ancient village,  is now seeking new owners. Penny Churchill reports. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jn24xF8uTbBFAQgc55ztJF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A castle for sale just down the road from Gleneagles, where everyone from George VI to a farmer and his pigs once roamed the grand halls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Orchil Castle has seen it all in a tumultuous century and a half —but it's getting back to its best, and now needs a brave new owner to take it on the next step of its journey. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tofBiQtuFtMnJahjrTwNtm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Medieval Italian? 19th century French? 16th century German? You're spoilt for choice if you're looking to buy a gorgeous continental castle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From hills of Italy to a Bavarian palace, Toby Keel takes a look at three of the finest castles for sale across Europe today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Overseas Properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kpXMA5tGioRujySnGVFZA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 1,000-acre Scottish estate for sale with a 500-year-old tower at its heart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Corsindae Estate in Aberdeenshire offers grand living in beautiful countryside, and vast swathes of Scotland to call your own. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Scotland properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DGmAmNSi8nkhK4uDeWXZMg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The B-listed tower house at the heart of the Corsindae Estate dates back to the 15th century.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale: The Corsindae Estate]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alan Carr's new castle is 'a masterpiece of the baronial revival' with 17 bedrooms and its own miniature railway ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ayton Castle is majestic, imposing, graceful, romantic... and the new home of comedian and 'Celebrity Traitors' winner Alan Carr. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:45:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uq48N7tVX6jJMBBbM9zAHX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A fairytale castle peeking above the treetops of Cumbria is for sale at just £2 million ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Augill Castle has a wonderful backstory and a lifestyle business attached. .Annunciata Elwes tells more. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:08:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Northern England properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annunciata Elwes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7xSgEtUwYxT9bd3DHtasSm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A £21 million castle that's come up for sale for the first time in 700 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire has been the family home of the Ingilbys since the early 1300s. It's steeped in history, has a list of famous visitors over the centuries that include James I and Oliver Cromwell, and is now on the open market. Annabel Dixon takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:02:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annabel Dixon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FynEDfqS48KSbPDde5Wqd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A look at the finest castles, country houses and estates for sale in Scotland today. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yjeip5aRFDgvboQP7QcJQF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ayton Castle has been dubbed the finest of all Scots Baronial castles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ayton Castle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A true once-in-a-lifetime chance as 554 acres of blissful English countryside come up for sale in a location just 45 miles from central London ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Penny Churchill looks at the Southend Estate, where hundreds of acres of space are on the market just a stone's throw from the capital. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecEiTuTEEHjwStHEZ36mWX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Southend Estate seems to sum up the phrase &#039;green and pleasant land&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Southend Estate seems to sum up the phrase &#039;green and pleasant land&#039;.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Scottish house of your dreams has come up for sale beside a loch in the heart of the Highlands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lairg Lodge is a glorious Highland retreat in a spectacular location. Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XBgUu49UUKgmaQX2qURz49-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lairg Lodge is surrounded by 184 acres of private grounds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lairg Lodge is surrounded by 184 acres of private grounds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The £30 million Dorset estate that comes with a 200-year-old mansion, a cricket ground, a nature reserve and an entire village ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bridehead Estate in Dorset has come up for sale —and it's quite an astonishing opportunity. Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dJvRFR3tcb77BPBzHVXrma-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mansion at the heart of the Bridehead Estate in Dorset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cqUeniUQ5JfoS6QcdoJtWg.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3,000 pristine acres of Loch Lomond National Park, where red squirrels roam spectacular woodland, have come up for sale ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The magnificent Cashel Estate has come to the market, a true Scottish paradise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:29:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c8Rpi9Bex7XEmTTWrFDREg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The wonderful Cashel Estate, beside Loch Lomond.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[L29r4vv6kGScfzSubbLAgZ.png]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One of Britain's greatest estates', complete with castle, river and 711 acres, is up for sale for the first time in a generation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Corby Castle in Cumbria is a true rarity: a Grade I-listed masterpiece that is on the market for the first time in a generation. Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cU89Z4HQcRFLWwhF5eKtd4-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Corby Castle&amp;#39;s interiors are every bit as grand as its façade promises.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[irYCLLkLSjqHSDQBrxAQM6.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A £13 million Wiltshire mansion where Nancy Mitford and Siegfried Sassoon once partied with 'the brightest of the Bright Young Things' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After Wilford Manor's glory days in the 1920s it became a near-wreck witha tree was growing out of one of the bedrooms; today, it's as wonderful as it has ever been in its history, and is seeking a new owner. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NT3TUDHeJBVgprHNiw7SWf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The countryside dream that is Wilsford Manor, Wiltshire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[k6dzSEVniVZpa3FdwSuLqU.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scotland's sweet secrets: The estates that lit up the market north of the border last year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The number of estates for sale in Scotland increased last year and, while fewer sold overall, the market saw an increase in private transactions ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:39:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/po3ZCdPjxfg9M27Guy8qGb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It was a difficult year for selling agents, with re-calibrations of land value impacting sale prices and volume.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[29Nz2KDQGLCU2YYdFpg5FE.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The greatest estates sold around Britain in the last 12 months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Farms and estates did not lose their appeal in 2023, with some local buyers and even a happy ending to a long-running Cornish dispute. Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:35:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:23:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fdN6Hz5LaWxqJ6JpshJwrg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The £25m Golder Manor Farm, at the heart of 613 acres of Oxfordshire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The £25m Golder Manor Farm, at the heart of 613 acres of Oxfordshire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ My five favourite castles, by Country Life's Architectural Editor John Goodall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Listen to Dr John Goodall on the Country Life podcast as he names his five favourite castles in Britain —and then adds a bonus castle with 1,000 years of extraordinary history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:23:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kGvSYMdVpuaChtHrYBZyLi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Knaresborough Castle, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Knaresborough Castle, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A magnificent, 400-year-old grand hall — plus 138-acre estate — that could pay for itself ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This 138-acre parcel of land in Worcestershire offers plenty of interesting business angles. So which will you pursue? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annabel Dixon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afq3pqSazuvHyRCXeX9QPn-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 1,000-year-old real-life 'Sleeping Beauty' castle is on sale for just £500k ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-1000-year-old-real-life-sleeping-beauty-castle-is-on-sale-for-just-500k-260936</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An incredibly rare chance has arisen to own a spectacular and romantic medieval castle with 30 acres of land, a moat and a jousting field. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gp6H6nQVW6iKfBYY9BkZFa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fancy a property with a difference? 7,000 acres of peat bog have come up for sale in Caithness ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/fancy-a-property-with-a-difference-7000-acres-of-peat-bog-have-come-up-for-sale-in-caithness-260209</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The £7 million Glutt Estate in Caithness is seeking a new owner to take on this incredibly important stretch of northern Scotland. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:09:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:28:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jPXdkYzFeDxYKeLGVSchbW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Flow Country&#039;s unmistakeable landscape.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Flow Country&#039;s unmistakeable landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An elegant Highland castle and estate on the market for the first time in eight centuries ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 560-year-old Kilravock Castle and its estate have come to the market, a fabulous opportunity —but one which will require a lot of work, as Penny Churchill reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:39:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KM4Lyd6ceRuE33fjuFJY6K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Work needs to be done... but it&amp;#39;s worth it for a house with a room that can swallow a grand piano this easily.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[KM4Lyd6ceRuE33fjuFJY6K.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A magnificent castle dating back to William the Conqueror comes to the market ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A thousand years of history come together at Otterburn Castle, a spectacular Northumberland castle that has come to the market. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mnpSeKRkoYjXycV4XDMYC-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five stunning stretches of land for sale in Scotland, from mountains and woodland to a coastal estate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you've ever dreamed of owning thousands of acres of pristine Highlands, you've come to the right place. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:29:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vnbDJgEvR7ifKdRTUQQukK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the drive for net zero has sparked a boom in the sales —and prices —of Scottish Highland estates ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Highland mists are increasingly full of buyers, but they're not likely to be individuals with big dreams and deep pockets —instead, as Penny Churchill discovers, they are institutions hoping to do their bit for the environment. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tezHGmL7qPJjrXcBA4bJD6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Careston Castle and its vast estate come up for sale for the first time in a century and a half, an astonishing place with arguably the finest fireplaces in Scotland ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dizzying array of handsome houses and fertile land is available on the 1,528-acre Careston estate in Angus, a property centred on Careston Castle itself. Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:30:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:39:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBfZ5Xw46PgiAWcbyiLtdQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A glorious, rolling Hampshire estate with grounds designed by Capability Brown, on the market for the first time in three-quarters of a century ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-glorious-rolling-hampshire-estate-with-grounds-designed-by-capability-brown-on-the-market-for-the-first-time-in-three-quarters-of-a-century-234112</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wilverley Park offers the chance to buy an idyllic slice of England, a place where one of our greatest landscapers left his mark. Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:30:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:37:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mkRHsjt66YabN2gRE6CHMg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rossley Manor, the Cotswolds country house and estate that became a country club, now a house once more and seeking a new owner ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Penny Churchill takes a look at Rossley Manor, a beautiful estate in the Dodswell Valley near Cheltenham. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:29:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/az8qs28juqKZDYGr33aNFQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A timeless and magical Cotswolds country house for sale, with 26,000sq ft, 117 acres, royal neighbours, and a £7.5 million price tag ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-7-5m-cotswolds-home-needing-total-renovation-has-come-up-for-sale-at-the-heart-of-a-timeless-estate-with-117-acres-of-ancient-parkland-and-royal-neighbours-233034</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Elmstree House Estate is a sprawling rural paradise for those seeking a lot of space — especially if you're after outbuildings — and a rather enormous project. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:30:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:29:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dz5T5koM5gBmC8y4KBGjZ9-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A selection of truly magnificent country houses and estates for those with £10 million to spend ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At the top end of the market, the properties for sale are breathtaking. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cf3BpFeBqTZvCkqpLMtdKL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An £11 million castle for sale in Kent, with 130 acres, views over to France, and absolutely breathtaking both inside and out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Grade I-listed Lympne Castle in Kent is a breathtaking castle and estate which boasts beautiful gardens and vast grounds — and what's more, it could even pay for itself. Lydia Stangroom takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:30:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:37:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Stangroom ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XHr5nzsQ4z69ZgfD8UHi36-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kinloch Castle: One of Scotland's most beautiful buildings for sale at £750,000 —but only to a buyer who's able to save it from ruin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kinloch Castle —with its magnificent early 20th century rooms, wonderful views and extraordinary location of the island of Rum  —is once again seeking a new buyer to rescue it from ruin. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SSdd2Pa9myhAXYHPAxbTP4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cost of restoring Kinloch Castle will run into millions. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A sprawling 1,500-acre estate in the heart of Scotland, full of potential for the future ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Penny Churchill takes a look at the sale of the Leckie Estate, a huge swathe of land with a fine house at its heart, almost equidistant from Edinburgh and Glasgow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:29:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cF462rqBGNVURkUUu9P7FC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A rare chance to buy Barton Hall, a spectacular Derbyshire house with breathtaking gardens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Georgian home with superb rural location has come to the market in the form of Barton Hall. Penny Churchill takes a closer look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qpo4hzFEZepm8qjYsRkdzX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hornby Old Vicarage is on the market.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[HV5EAe7V9r5SDLarbVpsdK.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A pocket-sized estate on Dartmoor with a little bit of everything, including a 10-bedroom house and a river ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you want a piece of the land to really call your own, but don't fancy the headaches that come with managing huge swathes of land, Ludbrook could be ideal. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/itzHhoHQftB99AcaSw3FZk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A fantasy castle for sale on Loch Lomond, with a Rennie Mackintosh library and a herd of Highland Cattle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Turrets, carved stone fireplaces and wood-panelled walls abound at the extraordinary Auchendennan House, a castle near Glasgow that's on the market with virtual tours available for interested parties. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DaukcJ3yJR44shGWVmfmRh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bowden Park, one of England's great estates, has comes to the market at £35 million ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/bowden-park-one-of-englands-great-estates-has-comes-to-the-market-at-35-million-219260</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bowden Park estate is a truly vast property —with a correspondingly vast price tag —whose sale marks a great new chapter in its four-hundred-year history. Penny Churchill reports. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rnVnUMKGxLeRdLzCyBTGiC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An estate in the Brecon Beacons for sale that's family home, sanctuary, working farm and business opportunity rolled into one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 362 acres of beautifully-unspoilt Brecon Beacons countryside is for sale as The Mandinam Estate comes to the market. Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:12:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bZYf7PH528Xy7qQaSHEGVA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Grandeur, splendour and practicality in two homes for sale that make it easy to live in your own castle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Living in a spectacular castle doesn't have to come with the headaches of owning a castle, as shown by these beautiful apartments at Thurland Castle, a grand pile wedged into the space between the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2bMBxqtHASovK6kyXaCxD7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A dreamlike castle for sale set on a hillside overlooking a sweep of river in one of the most beautiful areas of Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Glandyfi Castle was built to impress 200 years ago —and it still manages to do so today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:24:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:37:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WXpFWaQ2763hWxFQkUYDq6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 13-bedroom castle under £1m with a stunning oak-panelled library and impossibly romantic boathouse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The beautiful Glencruitten House bears the mark of one of Scotland's great architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After years of ownership by a religious community, it's now looking for a new custodian. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yR2SATwwP9c975eKrNWHyd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 'baby Windsor Castle' in Devon that's been transformed into a gorgeous family home ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tawstock Castle was originally built as a folly, a feature in the grounds to be grand, beautiful and raise a smile. It's still that, but it's also now a comfortable family home. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:11:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c6iJciXt5WwjLENKsxVa3j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A sprawling castle once owned by the Naval commander who ended the piratical career of the real-life Jack Sparrow ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Penny Churchill takes a look at an English castle fresh to the market that offers history, escapism and a touch of the unexpected. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w9Fmvqxmizcq7uJUofboMk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bargany House, Ayrshire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Coupland Castle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A stunning Scottish castle for sale at less than the cost of a luxury car ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Knockhall Castle is beautifully, irresistibly romantic —but to say that 'it needs a bit of work' would be one of the great understatements of the year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:39:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wmN8UMR7yHf7Fi8Ne96o9f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A castle in the 'new Cotswolds' for sale with stone spiral staircases, 30 acres and a castellated roof terrace ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astwell Castle is a 15th century castle in Northamptonshire for sale that's full of history and absolutely bursting with potential. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:28:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rooDFzQXUNzuNeoPVCZ3k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Duddington Manor]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Astwell Castle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mountains, beaches and 'perhaps a loch or two': The incredible Scottish estates at the price of a family home in Surrey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you're after thousands of acres, a string of properties and breathtaking scenery —as well as incomparable sporting life — for the cost of a family home in the south east of England then a Scottish estate is the answer, says Holly Kirkwood. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:29:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Holly Kirkwood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KbehUPS8NUSe6h23d7M3Am-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Kildrummy Estate in Aberdeenshire is priced at £9.5m — but includes 2,000 acres of farmland and 1,300 of commercial forest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Kildrummy Estate in Aberdeenshire is priced at £9.5m — but includes 2,000 acres of farmland and 1,300 of commercial forest.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A beautiful Georgian home at the heart of a 563-acre sporting and residential estate in whisky-making country ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The grand house that's the centrepiece of the Cairnty Estate is just the start of a property which offers pheasant shooting, deer stalking and trout fishing, as well as opportunities for farming, forestry and residential development –what more could one want from a Scottish country estate? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:56:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PsuTVJR6P3ohjUw5MZXEqj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yorkshire castle removed from ‘at risk’ register thanks to 10-year repair programme ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The castle ruins, which date back to 1070, have been taken off the ‘at risk’ register for the first time since 2003. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLFfrufDsJwPMznReS2aJW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An estate that comes with two beautiful castles at the price of a three-bed semi in the suburbs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Dalquharran Estate in Ayrshire offers a quite unbelievable opportunity: a pair of castles set in 260 acres of land at the price of just £800,000. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:23:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U5cjxhtSjSdaQ3jVritbkm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bargany House, Ayrshire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Dalquharran Estate]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dalquharran Estate]]></media:title>
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